| Regimental number | 414 |
| Place of birth | Mount Barker, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Draughtsman |
| Address | Saddleworth, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 10.5" |
| Weight | 155 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, C R Franklin, Saddleworth, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets for 3 years; 1.2 years in the 79th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Morphetville, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | 10th Battalion, G Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Suez War Memorial Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 56), Egypt |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia. Parents: Charles R. and Margaret S. FRANKLIN, Saddleworth, South Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli To hospital, sick, Gallipoli, 26 April 1915; admitted to Convalescent Camp, Alexandria, 2 June 1915 (tonsilitis); discharged to duty same day; embarked Alexandria for Gallipoli, 8 June 1915; rejoined Bn at Gallipoli, 13 June 1915. Admitted to New Zealand Field Ambulance Dressing Station, Gallipoli, 10 August 1915 (influenza); transferred to Lemnos and embarked for England on HS 'Aquitania', 11 August 1915; admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 23 August 1915 (dysentery). Discharged from the AIF, 26 November 1915, on being granted a Commission, 10th Reserve Bn, Royal Lancaster Regiment, British Army. Subsequently served in the Royal Flying Corps. Killed in action, 24 June 1917. Medals: Croix de Guerre, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FRANKLIN Rodney Vernon |
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